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Gold vs Neodymium


Neodymium vs Gold


Periodic Table

Symbol
Au  
-  

Group Number
11  
7
1  
17

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440575  
31
7440008  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  
  • Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Carl Auer von Welsbach  

Discovery
Before 6000 BCE  
In 1885  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
20

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Gold metal is mainly used for Jewelry, bullion, coinage, etc.
  • It is used in the art, decoration, ornaments, etc. It is also used for electroplating process.
  
  • Neodymium-Iron-boron alloy is used to make permanent magnets.
  • It is used in microphones, Mp3 player, loudspeakers, mobile phones, etc.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
38
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
34

In Bone
0.02 p.p.m.  
35
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,064.43 °C  
99+
1,010.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,807.00 °C  
37
3,127.00 °C  
29

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gold  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
194.00 MPa  
99+
265.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
216.00 MPa  
99+
345.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,030.00 m/s  
99+
2,330.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
0.47  
99+
1.64  
30

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Au  
-  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36  
3
30  
9

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.54  
2
1.14  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
1.14  
35

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.07  
33

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.87  
15
1.14  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.92  
7
1.14  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.46  
99+
2.86  
13

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
12
1,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,856.00 kJ/mol  
33
2,130.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
3,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
6
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,331.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,360.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
19
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
89,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
53,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
25
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,331.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
23
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
13
536.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
35
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
11
533.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
38
5,331.00 kJ/mol  
27

24th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
6
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
5
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
4
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
7
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.45 g/amp-hr  
25
1.79 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
5.10 eV  
8
3.20 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization  

Atomic

Atomic Number
79  
37
60  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1  
[Xe] 4f4 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Neodymium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
79  
37
60  
99+

Number of Neutrons
118  
24
84  
99+

Number of Electrons
79  
37
60  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
181.00 pm  
15

Covalent Radius
144.00 pm  
99+
201.00 pm  
10

Van der Waals Radius
166.00 pm  
99+
229.00 pm  
25

Atomic Weight
196.97 amu  
33
144.24 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
10.20 cm3/mol  
99+
20.60 cm3/mol  
28

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Platinum
  

Next Element
Mercury
  

Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)  
99+
43.40 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
407.82 pm  
24
365.80 pm  
33

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
18
1.61  
18

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.30 g/cm3  
15
7.01 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.31 g/cm3  
16
6.89 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
345.00 MPa  
13

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
25
0.00 (Pa)  
23

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
67.00 (Pa)  
4
101.00 (Pa)  
2

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
16.30 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
31.80 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa  
26
41.40 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.40  
4
0.28  
16

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.32  
17
7.00  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
7

Susceptibility
0.00  
22
0.00  
9

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
2.20 nΩ·m  
99+
643.00 nΩ·m  
6

Electrical Conductivity
0.45 106/cm Ω  
3
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.19 J/(kg K)  
33

Molar Heat Capacity
25.42 J/mol·K  
99+
27.45 J/mol·K  
22

Thermal Conductivity
318.00 W/m·K  
3
16.50 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,337.00 K  
99+
1,297.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
14.20 µm/(m·K)  
29
9.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
324.40 kJ/mol  
99+
273.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.55 kJ/mol  
33
7.14 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
364.00 kJ/mol  
34
322.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
47.40 J/mol.K  
99+
71.50 J/mol.K  
13

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